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Replacement Analysis
St. Johns River Shipyard's welding machine is 15 years old,
fully depreciated, and has no salvage value. However, even though
it is old, it is still functional as originally designed and can be
used for quite a while longer. The new welder will cost $82,000 and
have an estimated life of 8 years with no salvage value. The new
welder will be much more efficient, however, and this enhanced
efficiency will increase earnings before depreciation from $29,000
to $58,000 per year. The new machine will be depreciated over its
5-year MACRS recovery period, so the applicable depreciation rates
are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. The
applicable corporate tax rate is 40%, and the firm's WACC is 11%.
Should the old welder be replaced by the new one? What is the NPV
of the project? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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